"eventuate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪˈvɛntjuːeɪt/ [UK], /ɪˈvɛntʃuːeɪt/ [UK] Forms: eventuates [present, singular, third-person], eventuating [participle, present], eventuated [participle, past], eventuated [past]
Etymology: American English, from Latin ēventu(s) (“an event, happening”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), perhaps modeled after actuate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ēventus|-ate|alt1=ēventu(s)|id2=verb|lang1=la|pos2=verb-forming suffix|t1=an event, happening}} Latin ēventu(s) (“an event, happening”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} eventuate (third-person singular simple present eventuates, present participle eventuating, simple past and past participle eventuated)
  1. (intransitive) To have a given result; to turn out (well, badly etc.); to result in. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: end up, result, turn outoccur, develop, ensue, materialize
    Sense id: en-eventuate-en-verb-Issvpbrj Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ate (verb) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 49 51
  2. (intransitive) To happen as a result; to come about. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: come to pass, occur, transpire, happen
    Sense id: en-eventuate-en-verb-AnGfNGuG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: event, eventualize, eventually

Inflected forms

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